2. When You Say Something, Do One Or More of the Following

Rules for “Say Something”

1. With your partner, decide who will “say something” first.

2. When you say something, do one or more of the following:  Make a prediction  Ask a question  Clarify something you had misunderstood  Make a comment  Make a connection

3. If you can’t do one of the five things, then you need to reread. “Say Something Starters” Make a Prediction  I predict that…  I bet that…  I think that…  Since this happened (fill in detail) then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is…  Reading this part makes me think that this (fill in detail) is about to happen…  I wonder if… “Say Something Starters” Ask a Question  Why did…  What’s this part about…  How is this (fill in detail) like this (fill in detail)…  What would happen if…  Why…  Who is…  What does this section (fill in detail) mean…  Do you think that…  I don’t get this part here… “Say Something Starters” Clarify Something  Oh, I get it…  Now I understand…  This makes sense now…  No, I think it means…  I agree with you. This means…  At first I thought (fill in detail), but now I think…  This part is really saying… “Say Something Starters” Make a Comment  This is good because…  This is hard because…  This is confusing because…  I like the part where…  I don’t like this part because…  My favorite part so far is…  I think that… “Say Something Starters” Make a Connection  This part reminds me of…  This part is like…  This character is like (another character) because…  This is similar to…  The differences are…  I also (name something in the text that has also happened to you)…  I never (name something in the text that has never happened to you)…  This character makes me think of…  This setting reminds me of…